Early Report from Adam Kamdar in Durban 12 November 2024 at 6h30

Early Report from Adam Kamdar in Durban 12 November 2024 at 6h30

Early Report from Adam Kamdar in Durban 12 November 2024 at 6h30: Well, it’s not raining! Light drizzle may be in some places. But for now, between Durbs and Sheppy, we have a lovely day unfolding. The east is gonna blow later, but let’s pop on over to Adam on the scene on the Durban Beachfront.

Thank you Adam!

Synoptic Analysis

That was a mean burst of rain and many rivers either went brown or actually broke out into the ocean. The Umgeni River in Durban broke though and discoloured the ocean in the area. Creating great conditions for Natal Snoek who love the greeny/brown.

For now, the high-pressure systems (dry) are doing their level best to keep the low-pressure (wet) systems at bay. But that next cold front, a day or so away from squaring Cape Town, looks the business. More rain for KZN next week when that thing arrives!

Sewage Report

Luckily, this early stormwater seems quite clean. The really tepid water waiting patiently inland will make its way down to the coast with the first decent floods. Just in time for the tourists. In the meantime, we are in good shape and ocean users can be happy with the water quality in KZN for now.

This cyclical nature of the wet season and dry season is what the politicians use to exempt themselves of any blame. They also use the tides. By the time they get to the beach or lagoon to inspect, a few spring tides have gone by and most of the visible and smellable sewage is long gone. This is where the currents are also used as the sewage is spread up and down the coast, it’s difficult to pinpoint where it all came from in the first place.

So they all just do the ANC shrug and look in a different direction. Even the DA have perfected the ANC shrug. Our DA councillors are literally ineffective as raw sewage crosses Sugar Mill Rd in Port Shepstone all day every day. The DA councillor says that the municipality does not have the money to pump the sewage to the works and so it spills out over the road. Is that his job? To report back to us the ANC excuse?

What has become apparent, is that the ANC put cadres in power, who do not have the technical ability to keep a sewage system working. They are all in trouble, dysfunctional or hardly working. There is a chemical that comes in drums (neutraliser), that is supposed to get mixed in the raw sewage at the plant. To nullify its potency as poisonous. Then, this neutral water is meant to go back into the nearest river. Where it makes its way to the next town. They suck it up, treat it. And put it back. For the next town. And so on.

What happens if the town at the top, doesn’t put the drum of chemicals?

And this is why our vice-president Paul M finally has something to do. To prove that he is a good guy. Check it out!

This next video is by a local from Umkomaas who seems to know a thing or two about the sewage and how it is supposed to treated. A big thank you for this submission. It is now processed and logged and shall be used as evidence by Afriform and the The Public Protector – who have both already been using this ever-growing database of misdeeds and neglect by the ANC run UGU, to do their work with. And now even the vice-president is going to benefit from this community-driven movement against non-service delivery.

Thanks

Shoutout to The Bear. Check his website at https://masterwatermen.co.za.

Big thanks to Township Hyper for the daily reports from Durban…

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Sardines and Sighting Maps

It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 191,000 times and just keeps growing.

Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…

These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality here

Websites

umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –  will get you right out and onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single sardine
masterwatermen.co.za – news from deep down
fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there